The Weekly Star and Kansan from Independence, Kansas • Page 4

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MAGAZINE Howells Owen C. D. Warner a readers a faithful pictorial repre- interesting ana important ii.ws. jr- BECOMES HISTORY it Yy my Wy Gen. Lew Wallace II.

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U.h-jr the DEPARTMENTS AND SPECIAL ARTICLES THIS BUSY WORLD FOREIGN NOTES HART Cy p.iv-ri LETTERS FROM LONDON AMATEUR SP0HT AU0I-I WHITS CASPAR IliTMY A SPORTING PILGRIMAGE AROUND THE WORLD li--' 1 mi iwh tt a. nil ami a score will cuntnbi rrr' to tin avaro-iri Caspar is r.n his wav in scar, the FPurts ot I- r.ince. Mrs. J. D.

Cannon of and Mrs. F. L. Mclnnis of Carthage, sisters of Miss Lizzie Whiteside, with their children, came in last Tuesday to spend the holidays with their parents and sister. Roy Cunutt, who has been clerk at the Caldwell house during the absence of J.

B. Hoober, left Monday morning for Arkansas City to take a similar position in the Gladstone hotel. Walter Yoe and wife, C. L. Kimble and Miss Delia Sewell drove over to Cherryvale Wednesday evening to attend the wedding of Dudley O.

Caudry and Margaret M. Mitchell which took place at the Methodist church there last night. Judge W. W. Martin and family and Mrs.

S. C. Elliott and her little daughter came in from Fort Scott Friday night to spend Christmas with Mrs. John Truby. Judge Martin returned to Fort Scott Monday morning but his family and Mrs.

Elliott will spend the week here. G. XV. Rowley died at 2 a. m.

Sunday. The funeral took place yesterday under the direction of the Masons with representatives of the Modern Woodmen in attendance. The funeral party left the city at about 8 a. Monday to drive to Jefferson where funeral services were held after which the remains were interred at Crown Point cemetery, five miles southwest of Jefferson. D.

W. Howell a brother of Dr T. XV. Howell with his wife and child and a friend J. M.

Arnold with his wife and child, all of Lebo Kans. came in Saturday to visit Dr. Howell. Mr. Arnold is one of the finest specimens of physical manhood in the state standing six feet four inches in his stocking feet and weighing 2s0 pounds.

He returned to Lebo Monday but the other members of the party will remain here during the week. Mr. Adrian Legurrier of Wichita, husband of Mrs. Anna C. Legurrier, hose demented actions on last Sunday afternoon we have mentioned, arrived from Wichita Tuesday night to look after his wife.

lie was much worried over her condition and says that it is the first attack of the kind that she has ever had. For the past fifteen years, as matron and assistant matron of the Wichita Rescue Home, she has worked very hard and he thinks that she is simply worn out and broken down, and that a period of rest will restore her to her normal condition, lie returned to Wichita with her ThursdatnAoinJU g. Clerk of Court II. M. I.evan, with his bride came in from Kansas City Tuesday and went at once to the pleasant home that Mr.

Levan purchased some time since in the Fourth ward and fitted up for his future home. Since Mr. Levan came to this city as clerk of the district court he has made many very warm friends both as a competent and exceedingly accomodating official and also by his genial and pleasant manner to all with horn he came in contact. We have no acquaintance with Mrs. Levan, formerly Miss hose Keedy, but know that she is very nighly esteemed in Coffeyville.

her old home, and she will be warmly welcomed to Independence. A HAPPY UNION. Mr. Samnel L. Swearingen and Miss Evaline Smith were licit.

in marriage at noon at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Smith, five miles west of town.

Rev. J. E. Wager officiated and a large number of friends and relatives witnessed the ceremony and extended congratulations. The bride is well known in this city and vicinity, and has many warm friends to wish her happiness.

Mr. Swearingen is a prosperous young farmer and stock-raiser and has just completed a splendid new home near Providence chapel. Following is a list of presents received by the couple: Silver butter knife and sugar spoon Will Hudiberg. Parlor lamp Mr. and Mrs.

Lee. Water set Mr. and Pickler. Bedspread Mr. and Mrs.

H. F. Smith. Pair of towels Lena and Garfield Swearingen. Table cloth Mrs Lizzie Smith.

Pair of towels Mrs. Samuel Tark hurst. Pair of towels Mrs. Sherman Springer. Set tea spoons and table spoons Mrs.

Wm. Fellows Cake stand Mr. and Mrs. H. Smith.

Paper holder Lora Lee. Pickle dish and pepper box Mrs. Isaac Gastineau. Water pitcher Mrs. R.

Demott. Water set Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith.

Match for settee Miss Nellie Newton. Pin cushion Mrs. Bed quilt Mrs. Swalley. Silver butter knife and sugar shell I'earl and Chester Demott.

Photo Holder Alice Newton. T11 interest r.f the Wfik i. v. the wor.il. He will to Kurore to prepare articles on Boilon Reformers Attempt to Aboti.h IMce ThroTvlngr at Mediilris.

Throwing rice at bridal couples im mediately alter tne ceremony v. i tinue to be in vogue An effort to stop the Las proved a failure. ago the anti-rice crusade ton, and for a time that were substituted were used almost entirely. The chief argument" against rice waa the danger that lay in the indiscriminate throwing cf small, hard particles. Serious accidents have resulted from it, a notable casebeir.g that of a young woman In this city who got one of the particles in her eye and lost the eight of it.

Another young woman almost choked to death on Tice which stuck in her open mouth. Yet brU'al parties are showered with rice lcv, just- as they have been for years. The anti-rice agitation was short-lived, and now that it has crushed out entirely, people seem to be tryirg to make up for the lapse by more elubv-ra Indulgence iu the old custom. At a recent wedding New York city a young electrician, Is something of a practical joker, a brand-new device cn the asseml compar.3-. It was a psner ball li with rice, and It stood in the center of i the table and was so completely car- ered with flowers that it was net noticed hy any of the 'g-uests.

By ingenious arrangement of springs, the ball could be broken and the rice scattered in every direction by merely touching an electric button which the j-oung man had fixed In the floor right under his sent. At an opportune the joker set his machine tprinkllng everything on the v. It rice. The rice bomb was a success, and the electrician has luca asked to fix up similar bombs fur a half dozen weddings to take p'. among his friends this winter.

Cl. Chronicle. diamonds. The poor major sat a man carved In stone, under the influence of the serpar.t's charm. "I was about to fprinir to my fi ot when I felt a litrht touch on ir.y thouhler, and one of the natives whimpered in my ear: "Sahib, plense.

not move. Si.aUe come in feint for water. 'o rain; no water in jung-le. I will place water upon table. Snake drink it and po-away." "Breathlessly I waited.

I heard I he 1 Koft fortfaHs of the native as he crossed the tent. I saw him creep noiselessly back and set a of water between the cobra and my friend, the major. Tills is the way, suh, Maj. Craekbottle was saved from terrible death." Th sin.ke drank the water, did lie?" nckel the doctor. nt in asid the colonel, friend.

Maj. Cn: "he did kbott. 1 a jlHl: p. pub, and landed about 11 (hp tent. llai'i-y an engineer tin uie n.

Uoui.s, keol-ruK Northwestern road, killed atViele. Tuesday nibi car A man may talk of disdaining physical strength and prowess until Doomsday, but the fact remains that he cannot look at a picture of an old-time knight, in his physical pro portions, dauntless his physical courage, 0 1 iyd and eager for a contest OsOlvV without a thrill admiration. v-. Mental sjr-enor- SkuWn desirable '3 v'-l7-'t and admirable, A but is the "eaae V'rjJjJXH pilt. worth the can- Kr, vV'11 S'J jjp v'l die," when it is fXJr-' gJfiftrSwjf won at the ex-EVi pense of pliys- 1 lcal heallh and if Y'f The Hman may g-ain the pity and even the admiration of men and women, but it is a question whether such a man ever thoroughly gains their respect.

The man whese arteries bound with the rich, red blood of hcakh carries with him a force and an intensity that command re-i spect, even though he be shghtly inferior mentally to the weak, nervous man. While no medicine in the world will add an inch to a man's stature, there is one famous medicine that will fill the veins and arte- ries with the rich, red, bounding blood of perfect health. It is Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It is the great blood-j maker and blood-puriher.

When the blood is pure and rich and red and plenty, and filled with the life-giving elements that nourish every tissue of the body, it is im- possible for a man to suffer from ill-health of any description. When every little blood-vessel in the lungs quivers with the rush of healthy blood, it is impossible to have unhealthy lungs. When the walls of the stomach are nourished with healthy blood, dyspepsia and indigestion are im possibilities. When the liver is supplied with healthy blood it is bound to be active. The skin that is nourished with healthy blood will be clear and fresh and glow with health.

"Discovery is sold by druggists. Mr. Isaac E. Downs, of Spring Valley, Rockland N. writes: For three yers I suffered from that terrible disease, consumption, I had wasted away to a skeleton.

To-day I tip the scales at 1S7. and am well and strong. The Golden Medical Discovery cured me." MAGAZINE in tots count rr. good old custom Nearly two years xne geiaime nane3 eery scJer fne prc-ifgAu. Su: Fjs: in C.m.i.i.z, Mi.xir.i SLe Wa Rather Stont and Sat wltb a Tbla Person.

The only person who entered the car when it halted at was an extensively stout lady cf mat are years and florid complexion. All the other thin people breathed a eigh of relief when she paused beside the seat in which sat the very slenderest passenger in the car and said, in tones audible the length of the entire train: "Young man, if you'll move that bag o' yours I'll set beside you. You're kind o' elim and 1 am a bit stout, so I guess we'll pair oil first-rate." "I tin-" I dcoi't mean that you're any too thin; you'll fill out as you get older," the stout lady interposed, not- permitting her seat mate to complete the sentence. "You're not niore'n 20 or 21, are you?" "Madam, I "0, 1 don't mean you'll grow to be too stout. My first husband wa'n't.

When him and me was married he was just about jour size you do favor him some, that's a fact. Now, my second was thin as a lath, a reg'lar rail; tall, too, but he grew terrible stcut had to have an extry sized coffin, at an extry sized price, too. I often tell my girls I'm glad he wa'nt father to acv of theim he was their stepfather. I can't bear to see a girl too fat, can you?" "Cut, madam, you are "Sho! Don't tell me you're engaged to a fat girl! No wonder you blush! Of course you ore not mariied you are too young?" There was no answer to this iu-terrogative remark, so the woman put the question more direct: "You are not a married man, are you?" "No, I am not. 1 "You'd ought to see my girls.

I've got five of the nicest girls iu the comity. My Marian is just about your age but no, you wouldn't suit Marian; she don't like men without mustaches, though I dare say you could a mustache if 3'ou wanted tc, "Madam, I must "Yes, I know they're u' of fashion. There's my En.iis.v Lucy i too old for you. Arc you g-An' to 1 top in "Yes, but- "So be I. That's where 1 live.

I'd. Mrs. Iloppin Mrs. Jared V. Here's my card.

My girls make me carry cards wherever I g-o. You come up and see me this evenln or any time. and we'll make it real pleasant for yon. Emmy sing-s real nice, ami makes all forts cf nice things in her chafing dish. The way toa is through his stomach, ci know." By this time the smiles v.

hich he vaguely noticed on the fares of of her fellow travelers had become broader. At her last remark one ma'i laughed aloud. This caused her cease her incessant flow of words ami turn to look at him, which g-ave her companion time to occplete the often begun sentence. "Madame, I'm not a man; you arc-mistaken." The stout lady stared at the speaker for a second; then she exclaimed: "Land be praiseid! If you ain't one o' them new women I've heard tell of. Your shirt front and your soft hat ami your coat and your pants bloomers, 1 s'pose you call 'em are eneug-n to foci anyone." And.

he completed her journey in silence. N. Y. Journal. EROKE THE CHARM.

A Gins of Water In the Melt of Tlmu Prevents a Snake Itite. "Narrow escapemy Craekbottle had," said the colouel, "wht-a we were hunting' big jfame in India." "Whisky give out?" the doe tor. "No, suh," returned the colonel, "it didn't. We had two bah'eis of the finest kind of liqui.r. It v.a.

a snake that endangered- my friend's life, suh. We were in a native village called Eahmaputra, In the mountains near Simla, hoping to get a shot at a leopard. The major and I were sitting at supper in our tent, with a couple of natives waiting? upon us, when an enormous cobra di capello crawled in and wound itself around cue leg of the table." "Did you both see the snake?" interrupted the doctor. "See him, suh, of course we did." "But was there any snake, colonel?" "I scorn your insinuations, suh," stud the colonel. "The snake was about nine feet long, and it raised its head on a level with the major's and fixed its glittering eyes on his.

The cobra, like the rattlesnake, ha.4 the power to charm its victim, and in a moment there sat my friend, the major, staring Into the monster's eyes, completely fascinated and unable to move a muscle. "I was sitting across the table from him almost paralyzed with horror and afraid to make any movement to his rescue lest the cobra strike. wa. growing more excited every moment, and its beadlike eve? yhor.e like McCLURE'S FOR Some Notable Features THE I 1 I w. d.

Address HA Li PL 11 A BUOTHERS, Publishers. York I ily 1 .4 a thorourhlv an-to-date periudic.il for women, ui'I enter upon its thirty-tirat vwiunic in ii A During the year it wiU be as htretui.ire A MIRROR OF FASHION Paris and New York I issue will contain carefhilv pre-Fnchinno I Plrel draw: lis uf the advuice foJuons rusuvns Parj5 anil Ncw Vork ()lKe a inonth A Colored Fashion trie Lazak issue, free, a colored fashion supplement. ut paper patterns of certain gowns in each number be made a feature. '1 hese wiil be soid in connection with each at a uniform price. The Bazar til also pub.ih tree, an outline pattern sheet.

Supplement Cut Paper Patterns A Pattern Sheet T. W. Hitnsun LONG SERIALS AND SHORT STORIES TwofamousauthorswincontributelonK I WILD EELEN serial stories to the Hazar in 1S.1S. The py first de.ils wall and Continents i oArrpn inv scenes, the second is a story of a RAGGED LADY eirl. versatile, and tvtncaiiv American.

tr- z'- 1-IL-S A Tramp's Selection of a Lodging Place Creates Excitement. A tramp's queer selection of a sleeping place gave Sherman Watts a shock Tuesday evening from which his nervous system has hardly yet recovered. Sherman has a room at the rear end of the building occupied by Dr. Master-man's office. In the hallway is a transom about 20x30 inches in size, opening out onto the roof.

This transom is boarded np so that it forms a sort of chimney about thirty inches deep, covered by a trap door. At the lower end of this chimney one end of a ladder is fastened which connects with the floor of the hall, but the other end of the ladder is swung up near the ceiling by "a rope to keep it out of the way and is only itt down when needed. Almost dircctiy under the transom burns an open gas jet which keeps this little cubby hole warm and also nicely lighted up. Sherman had occasion to go up to his room at abjut Tuesday evening and was astonished to s. -nan in the transom, resting on the ladd.

apparently asleep. He and getting no answer, was a.i by the thought that a murder had been committed and the corpse thrust into this hole from the roof outside. He retreated in haste and informing Charlie Joyce of his discovery, they went to gether to investigate, but the carcass had taken itself out of the way. The nightwatch and marshal were notified and kept a lookout for the fellow during the eight. He was not there when Sherman retired at about 10 p.m.

but about 2 a. m. the mashal, looking up the stairway, saw the fellow's feet hanging down from the transom. Watchman Gibson went to the rear to guard the stairway which leads down from the row of buildings and then Marshal Morgan went up after him. He hailed him but getting no answer pulled his pistol and pretended that he was going to shoot, when with wonderful celerity the fellow scrambled out onto the roof and was quickly caught by Officer Gibson at the foot of the stairway, lie a young fellow about IS years of age and as there was nothing incriminating found on his person, except a copy of a Coffeyville paper, he was givdn lodging in the city prison until morning and then told to a-o and sin no more.

Dr. Masterman found the ladder down on Tuesday morning, so that it seems pretty cer tain that the fellow lodged in that queer hole Monday night. CHASED BY BANDITS. .1. H.

Hoober returned Sat unlay morniiiff from a month's trip to Me ico. In company with other parties he was investigating the mineral wealth of the state of Sonora. starting out from Ilermasillo in the neighboring mountain ranges. Mr. Hoober say that there is an immense amount of rich ore irold, silver and copper those mountains but water and fu are so faraivay that the mines cannot be worked except at an enormous ex- nense and it was the iud'ment of all the members of their party that they could do nothing with them.

He has had all of the experience in Mexican mines that he wants at pres ent. The fact seems to be that about Ilermasillo aod other points on the railroad, there is a gang of fellov whose business is to catch American suckers. They send out to eastern svndicates irlovvinsr accounts of rich mines in the mountains, which they have to sell. The syndicates send rep resectatives to investigate. 1 he mines are from one io two hundred mile; awav in the mountains over a dauger tins road infested bv robbers and the ae-entsof the svndicates are often per suaded to buy on alleged samples and plats of the mine without making the dangerous trip.

A few days before Mr. lioober's party arrived an "eastern man paid S.IO.OdO cash for onp-fi ith interest in one of these mines without seeing it. Mr. loo her and partv afterward visited this leired mine and found it absolutely worthless. His party would not take things for granted but insisted on see inr for themselves.

These speculators stand in with the banditti and when a party does fit it self out and fro to the mountains the plan is for the bandits to rob and kill them and steal their outfits to be sold to another company of suckers. In Mr. Hoober's party there were three well armed men besides himself, and a Mexican driver. As we have stated they found nothing of value but in going out saw numerous parties of robbers. On the return trip they were attacked but none of the partv hurt.

Mr. Hoober has however a fine belt filled with cartridges and a big knife which at the commencement of the skirmish was around the waist of one of the robbers and for which the fellow has no further use. JOHNSON BROKE JAIL Coffevville Journal: There was to have been a preliminary hearing of an alleged cattle thief by the name of Johnson in Justice Matthew's court Friday morning but owing to the fact that the prisoner escaped from the jail into "Death alley" some time during the night, the case has been indefinite ly continued. Johnson was brought here Thursday afternoon and locked up in jail. He made his escape through the aid of his friends, who are said to be spotted, sometime during the night and his flight was not discovered until the business of the day had begun.

The lock on the outside of the door had been filed and the door opened. John son was charged with stealing cattle from J. A. Geraty from near Chetopa, Kan. F.

A. Stuckey and John Turner ar rested Joe Johnson near Norman Creek. I. Wednesday night. F.

A. Stuckey was the complaining witness in the case that was to have been begun Fri day. Attorney II. C. Dooley had in tended to defend the prisoner.

The prisoner had turned his horse and sad die over to Dooley as a retainer. Johnson claimed he had not stolen the cat tle and that he had been hired bv two men to drive the cattle for them. The men are supposed to be DeMoss and a pal. The cattle were brought here and were returned to the owners. BURCLARS IN NEODESHA.

Neodesha Derrick: Ditto Bros', hard ware store was broken into last night and robbed of pocket cutlery, razors and revolvers. The thieves eutered a back window by taking out a glass but molested nothing on the shelves between the entrance and the counter robbed. Sheriff Bray being in town sent out a number of telegrams and every effort is being made to apprehend the burglars. When the news of this robbery spread over town this morning a number of the merchants authorized the Derrick to advertise for a bloodhound, or a pair of them, for future use, and for which a liberal price will be paid to anyone who will furnish them at once. You hear a great deal about ''higher education." Meantime only one man out of fifty can write and correctly spell all the words and punctuate them.

Coffeyville Independent: At two o'clock this 'Saturday; morning. W. D. Driver, one of the most widely known colored men in southern Kansas, died from puenmonia. Mr.

Driver was quite a noted politician, was a good printer and had considerable not iety as a newspaperman. m. I the in the ic: this city and had several of our largest citie ofilee io case in The last type setting he ever did was probably in the Independent office a few weeks ago, as for several days he had been confined to his room with sickness, though nothing serious was expected as its results. There has not been an election in Montgomery county for years that XV. D.

Driver did not take a prominent part in, and he will be badly missed on all such occasions for years to come. He was comparatively a young man, being only 29 years of age at the time of his death. The funeral services will take place at the Second M. E. church this afternoon and the remains laid to rest in Coffeyville cemetery.

PROGRAM. The Derthiek club will meet with Mrs. J. B. Ziegler Monday, Jan.

3. Composer Bach. Characterization Mr. A. C.

Sticli. Gavotte Mrs. J. Jasper. Analysis Mrs.

A. Shulthis. "Mv neartEver Faithful" Dr. Howell. Analysis Miss Dilen Pugli.

Gavotte in Major Adi-ms. Analysis Mrs. F. Crans. Essay, of Bach" A.

Devore. ''Ave Maria" Miss Adelaide Stich. Analysis Mrs. W. P.

Lyon Caprice Mrs. Leon Wharton. Analysis Mrs. W. P.

Bowen. Lesson, Guido, Franco. Dufuy and Okezhein. of class B. Conducted by Mrs.

J. B. Ziegler. K. OF P.

OFFICERS. At the last regular meeting of Lu-eullus Lode No. S. Knights of Pythias, the following were elected: A. W.

Shulthis. C. C. F. L.

Hamm. V. C. F. F.

Yoe. Prelate. C. L. Kimble.

M. of A. A. C. Stich, M.

of E. John Bertenshaw, M. of F. Chas. Joyce, K.

of R. S. Geo. W. Bowen.

M. of W. C. T. Errett, I.

G. Aaron Hoober, O. G. G. XV.

Bowen, Trustee. She about Aldridge, a single man vears of age was sent to the poor fai'in on ndav. Aldridge was among the eai-iiest settlers of this city, tie came to county when the country was new and good claims could be had for the taking but he simply worked as a day laborer, carrying a hod for the plasterers who were putting the finishing touches to the first houses built in this city, or working at other odd jobs that he could find. He drifted away from here twenty years ago. or more and has been drifting around ever since, a roiling stone that gathers no moss, although a not addicted to intern peratv-e or other bail habits.

His latest experience was in Oklahoma where he worked for a long time for a man who broke up and could not pay him. Then he concluded to get back to Montgomery county and tramped his weary way here, sleeping in haystacks by the way and getting along as best he could. He reached town on Christmas day and yesterday morning reported to the marshal. lie was sick and unable to help himself and therefore was sent to the poor farm to recuperate. His only kno.vn relative is a sister who lives in Colorado.

Lord Kelvin, the great physicist and scientist, -makes the astonishing state ment that the air is giving out. that man is destroying the only source of replenishment. He says: "Every for est wiped out is an oxygen factory de stroyed. It has been imagined hitherto that the supply of the life-sustaining gas in the atmosphere was inexhaustible. This notion is a mistake.

It is being used up at a rate which threatens an oxygen famine at no very distant date. Figures prove that the weight of the entire atmosphere of the earth is only 5,750,000,000,000,000 tons. One-fifth of this is oxygen or tons. Thanks chiefly to -he immense consumption of coal and other fuel in the industries of civilization, the available oxygen supply is diminishing yearly, daily, and even hourly." It isestimated however, that the supply will last for 100,000 years to come, and there is therefore no immediate cause for alarm. We will keep track of the subject and notify our readers when it is time to make their wills.

Workmen were busy Wednesday digging a sewer trench to connect the cellar of Le Grande hotel with Baden's sewer at the crossing of Maple and Eighth streets. The hotel has heretofore been connected with the county sewer but this is only a short distance below the surface of the ground and did not give fall enough. The result was that the hotel cellar was practi cally without drainage. Baden's sewer is much deeper and will give all the fall necessary to good drainage. "Don't go to Mexico." This is the advice of Paul Hudson who has a good job as manager of the Mexican Herald in the City of Mexico.

He says tnere are many openings lor capitaiists in Mexico, "but if a man has no money and has to depend upon his daily labor he had better stay where he is. The fact is, there are so many people in Mexico ready to work for less than an American can live on, that if a man from the United States tried to compete with them, he would find it uphill business to keep alive." The Independence Gas Co. is still having hard luck with the well that they are drilling west of town. On ac count of stuck tools, caving, they have made no progress fcr several weeks. The well is about 900 feet deep and a day's good work would probably reach the gas sands but there is no telling when that day's work will be done.

Rabbit scalps are coming in so rap idly to the county clerk of Sumner county that be can no longer count them and so he simply requires the person bringing them in to make affi davit as to their number. It is becoming a question for debate which will hold ont the longer, the rabbit supply or the county treasury. Shrewd bet tors are'backing the rabbits. The members of a North Atchison family are being tried by a new hired girl, and will do their best to give satisfaction until spring. An Atchison woman recently attend ed a reception and half the guests said to her: "We have been eating your sausage, and we think it is just perfectly lovely." She told the grocer to say nothing about it.

William lilJck i. Mary E. WilkiaS Sanford Elosser was in from Kolton uesday J. C. Jlester was in from Jefferson labt Friday.

Miss Eliza Hudson is still reported as improving. B. V. Moore of Drum Creek was in town Monday. Geo.

11. Evans of Weat Cherry was in town Monday. J. C. Hester, of Jefferson, was in the city Tuesday.

John Sjoborg- was in from Fawn Creek last Friday. A. E. Haverstick was in from Tuesday. S.

M. Z. Long of Xeodesha was in the city Wednesday. C. A.

Soderstrom of Cleveland Ok. was in town Monday. John Pittman and wife were up from Havana yesterday. A. C.

fetich left Saturday night for Kalamazoo, on business. J. S. Coleman and Frank Harding were in from Liberty Monday. H.

Ueed and W.E. Ziegler were up from Coffeyville Wednesday. Mrs. C. U.

l'ocock and Miss Josie Brown were in from Tyro Monday- Norwood Nickels came in Saturday morning for a couple of days at home. L. J. was up from the territory for a few days visit. XV.

M. Coventry, president of the bank of Longton, was in town Wednesday. Mrs. McAdams has been slowly improving for the past two three days. Mr.

.1. J. liarwick has been down with a very severe attack of heart trouble. Dewitt Daniel, of Allen County, is visiting his brother-in-law Prof. S.

A. M. Young. J. D.

Nickerson was down from Osawatomie to spend Christmas with his family. Leroy Hoober came down from Saturday morning and returned there Sunday night. Col. Bristol w-as driving about town Wednesday for the hrst time, we think, in nearly two months. C.

XV. Kent, editor of the Independent, and XV. S. L'pham were up from Coffeyville Tuesday evening. J.

F. Blackledge and family of Caney are spent Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.I'. Allen.

Philip Kcholl came up from Cedar-vale Saturday evening on a weeks lay off and wont to St. Joseph, Tuesday night. The long expected wedding of Prof. A. L.

Woodruff and Miss Dora Stubble- field took place at CoJTeyville WedneS' day evening. Mrs. Fitzgibbon came in from Longton Saturday afternoou to spend the winter with her daughter Mrs. M. Anderson.

Mrs. Sarah Drouillard, who now teaching in Kansas it schools is spending the holidays will) her sister Mrs. .1. II. l'ugh.

Misse Sadie Wickard and Yelina Liadsav. of in Snturdav eveninir to visit. Mioses Kate Williams and Mamie Wade. W. E.

Ziegler came up from Cof feyviile. i nes.iay morning to remain over Mis. Zicirler has been here ail the week. Miss Lliza ll'uUou has been stead ily improving for several days past but is just now sniVering from an attack of erysipelas in the eye. Misses Lvaline and Eugenia Mason and Adelaide licli went io Coffeyville Tuesday to attend a dinner party giv en by Miss Maud P.

S. Ilollingswoi'tii family- went to Collej vine last I ues. lay even ing to spend Christmas with Mr. IIol lingsworth's parents. The family of .1.

A. Johnson left Friday nigh for Chillicot lie Mo. for months visit with parents and othe relations and friends. Wm. 0.

Busbv age and Lvdia Harpe age 10 both of Skiatook I. were married by Judge Ferrell at hi office Christmas afternoon. L. L. Garr and wife of Havana came up Tuesday afternoon to spend Christmas with J.

R. Blair and family Mrs. Garr is a sister of Mrs. Blair. Harry Sinclair came from Coffey vine Saturday morning and spent Christmas at home.

lie came up again Monday morning to stay two or three days. The little son of Commissioner David Cline, of Coffeyville, had his leg badly bruised on Monday by his horse falling on him, but no bones were broken. J. J. Wine brought his wife home from Kansas City on Tuesday.

She was in no way benefitted by her treat ment there and her condition is very serious. Misses Paulina and Grace Chand ler entertained a company of about one dozen couples of young people very pleasantly Tuesday evening. L. B. Kellogg and family of Emporia and Mrs.

C. II. Aull of Pittsburg, came in Tuesday evening to visit Geo. T. Guernsey and family.

Mrs. Kel logg and Mrs. Aull are sisters of Mrs. Guernsey. cr i.ie pper? There are cough medicines that we taken as freely as a drink of water from a dipper.

They are cheap medicines. Quantity does not make up for quality. It's the quality that cures. There's one medicine that's dropped, not dipped Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. There's more power in drops of this remedy than in of cheap cough syrups and elixirs.

It cures Bronchitis, Asthma, Croup, Whooping Cough, and all Colds, Coughs, and affections of the Throat and Lungs. ecrorai is now half price for the half -size bottles 50 cents. Tfie Dipper and a score of other equally writer will ontritr stores to the in the paper Mary E. Wilkins Those Octave Thanet H. P.

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term ot the Fror-ato A lady whose mind is clearly unbalanced on religious matters caused quite a little stir in town Sunday afternoon. Her name is Mrs. Anna C. Legurrier and she claims to hail from the Wichita Rescue Home. She has a card giving her name and occupation as matron of that institution.

She arrived in the city Friday morning and took a room with Mrs. Masterman. Sunday afternoon she became impressed with the idea that she had some religious work to do at the Heckman house and went there but her mental condition was apparent and she was refused admittance. She then went to a rear in-dow and knocked on it for admission but was refused, when she broke in the glass, cutting her hand. Mr.

Heckman took her over to Sheriff Moses at the stone barn and after dressing her hand he was about to lock her np but Mrs. Masterman came and asked to be allowed to keep her until yesterday morning when she would send her back to Wichita, to which place she had a return ticket. Mrs. Masterman took her home and to her room upstairs, but a short time she opened the window and jumped out. spraining an ankle badly when she struck the ground.

She was then taken to the jail and locked up for safe keeping. Sheriff Moses has written to the chief of police at Wichita about her and is awaiting instructions from him or the lady's friends as to what disposition shall be made ot her. She is a lady apparently thirty-five years of age and of culture and refine ment. R. Handley took charge of the Heckman house Monday.

Mr. Heck man has rented the house recently oc cupied by Gordon Flack on South Ninth street, and will move into it in a few days to remain until he can build a fine new residence on the site of the old Heckman house which was burned a short time ago. He will clear off the ground and build as soon as he can get his insurance adjusted. One company made settlement a few days ago but the other, which carried 51,700 on the building, is still holding back and may go into court before settling. Lord Kelvin, a character sketch and substance of problems ofscier.ee bralteman, fire- narranve cf THE RAILROAD 3 la as vivid MAN'S LIFE EDISON'S LATEST ACHIEVEMENT Telezccpt, by the competent a.

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